Victoria Wedding Photographer - Kathy Paton » engaged

caroline & bryce | engaged

kp — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:04:30 +0000

caroline and bryce are getting married this weekend in an intimate backyard ceremony and I can hardly wait to photograph it!

i love doing an engagement session with my wedding clients before their ceremony. it is extremely beneficial for everyone involved! it allows us time to get to know each other and work together in a more relaxed environment before the wedding day. for the couple, it’s their chance to let their personalities and love for each other shine through and just have fun in front of the camera without the worry of all the timeline restrictions on their wedding day. as a photographer, it allows me to build a rapport with my clients and i always feel we get the best results when their comfort and trust level with me is established. and it’s a great way to prep for their wedding day.

normally, the engagement session is scheduled at least two months before the wedding day but caroline and bryce live in new zealand, so there wasn’t time until this week. i know how crazy busy the last few days leading up to the wedding day usually are, so i’m so glad they were able to find some time to fit their engagement session in.

gillian & brandon :: engaged!

kp — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:01:28 +0000

i first “met” gillian online about a year and a half ago when we started following each other on twitter. she’s a portrait and wedding photographer from comox and she’s getting married to brandon in may. brandon is also her partner/ second shooter in her photography business. i was thrilled when she hired me to be their wedding photographer and i must admit, a little nervous! for me, it’s always a little nerve wracking to photograph another photographer – which is totally silly, i know.

this past sunday, gillian and brandon came to victoria for their engagement session. lucky for us, the weather cooperated long enough for us to finish. i’m looking forward to their wedding in comox – my official first wedding of 2011! and a huge thank you to my wonderful assistant, emily, for holding equipment and umbrellas – even though we didn’t really need them.

creative collage | endless possibilities

kp — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:00:17 +0000

offering digital negatives to my clients is a huge part of why my business has been so successful. it’s what you want and it’s part of my job to keep you happy. but often times, when i check in with past clients and i ask them what have they done with their digital negatives, the response i get makes me so sad.

nothing. they’ve done nothing with them at all. maybe they’ve downloaded the negatives to their facebook account or emailed a few to grandma and grandpa but for the most part, the images are still sitting on the disc. the portraits i create for you are meant to be printed and displayed with pride throughout your home. they are meant to be a part of your story – a chapter in your life. and that’s why in 2010, i decided that all of my digital collections would include prints.

for 2011, i am please to include a 10×20 creative collage with all of my digital collections. and the possibilities are endless! they are perfect for any occasion – weddings, engagements, RAD GRAD sessions and family sessions. see for yourself.

10 x 20 with 3 images

10 x 20 with 13 images

10 x 20 with 6 images

contact KP Photography today to book your session!

carrie & philip | engagement slideshow

kp — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:59:46 +0000

carrie & philip :: engaged!

kp — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:30:29 +0000

saturday was a blustery day with dark clouds looming and threatening a big downpour of rain. but that didn’t hinder the fun we had shooting carrie and philip’s engagement session. they’re such a fun couple and so comfortable in front of the camera. they’re getting married next summer but decided to do their engagement session now so they could use the pictures for their save the date cards.

carrie & philip, thank you for allowing me to capture your love through your engagement pictures. i’m really looking forward to your wedding next july!

i love photographing in downtown Victoria – especially at night! i don’t normally post all the images in black and white but i just loved the look of these when i converted them… so, all in black and white it is!

monni & kyle | duncan engagement slideshow

kp — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:22:15 +0000

i love making these slideshows! and i know my clients love watching them too!

monni and kyle | duncan engagement

kp — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:00:14 +0000

we’d been emailing each other for about a week, keeping a close eye on all the crazy weather. we didn’t want to postponed their engagement session but knew that we might not have a choice. lucky for me, monni and kyle were brave souls and we ventured out on tuesday night at kyle’s family’s place at shawnigan lake. it was raining a bit but it didn’t seem to bother them at all!

when i arrived at their place on the lake, much to my delight, i found them relaxed and enjoying their surroundings. kyle was taking in a little fishing time and monni was looking as beautiful as ever. i love that we were able to incorporate a few of their favorite pastimes into their session!

monni & kyle, thanks for such a fun session! i can’t wait to photograph your wedding in august!

jacque and daryl | victoria engagement slideshow

kp — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 06:26:45 +0000

jacque and daryl | victoria engagement

kp — Thu, 27 May 2010 22:18:25 +0000

meet daryl. we’ve know each other for many many years. he’s like the brother that i’ve never had. and i’m so happy to tell you all that he’s fiiiinnnally getting married! that’s jacque on the right – his beautiful fiance. we went out earlier this week and shot their engagement portraits. we were all over the place, shooting in different location. we started off at hatley castle, located at royal roads military college and eventually made our way to downtown victoria.

i am really looking forward to shooting their wedding in july. it’s going to be such a blast!

they are getting married on july 31st – check out what their street address is. it’s total karma!

i bet playoff season is LOTS of fun at their house!

thanks for such a great session daryl & jacque! you guys are the best!

jaclyn & brad :: slideshow

kp — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 22:37:00 +0000